Basic Baking

(Bread and Pastry)

Tools and Equipment in Baking

1. Measuring cups. These are used for measuring dry and liquid
ingredients.

Type of measuring cup:

 A graduated cup- It has different

measurement marked on each side such
as 1, 3/4, 2/3, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, and 1/8. This is
used for measuring dry ingredients.

 A measuring glass- This is made

of transparent glass or plastic
used for measuring liquid
ingredients.

2. Measuring spoon. These are used in

measuring small quantities of ingredients;
consist of a set of spoon with different sizes
3. Flour sifter. This is used for sifting flour.

4. Mixing Bowls- These are used for

mixing ingredients. They come in
different sizes and has sloping sides.

5. Spatula- This is used in various ways.

Small spatula which is 5 to 6 inches is used
to remove muffins and molded cookies from
baking pan. Large spatula is used in
spreading icing or frosting over the cake.

6. Rubber scraper. This is for removing

bits of food on the side of the bowl.
7. Weighing scale. This is used to measure
ingredients to get the accurate
measurements.

8. Utility tray- This is used to hold

ingredients or utensils.

9. Wire Wisk- This is used to beat or whip

egg whites or cream.

10. Rotary egg beater- This is used in

beating eggs or whipping cream.

11. Baking wares- These are the containers for the batter used during the
baking process. They come in different shapes and sizes and available in the
market.

Type of baking wares:

a. Tube center pan -A round-deep pan with
hallow at the center and which is removable.
This is used for baking chiffon cake.

b. Muffin pan -A cup formed pan with a

dozen holes used for muffins and cups
cupcakes.

c. Jelly roll pan -A shallow rectangular pan

used for baking thin cakes for rolls.

d. Loaf pan -A smaller rectangular-

shaped pan used for baking loaf bread.

12. Pastry bag- A funnel-shaped container

used for icing or whipped cream.
 13. Pastry brush -This is used to
grease pans or surface of pastries.

14. Cutting tools -These include knife and

chopping board that are used to cut glazed
fruit, nuts or other ingredients in baking.

15. Kitchen Shears -These are used for

various cutting procedures.
16. Grater -This is used to grate cheese,
chocolate, fresh fruits and other ingredients
that need the process of grating.

17. Timer -This is used to time the

baking process, the rising of yeast and
other purposes which necessitate
time.

Ovens are very essential to bakeshops for producing the bakery products.
The concept of baking is done through the use of oven.

Kinds of oven used in baking:

1.Deck Oven This is also called Stack Oven
because several may be stacked on top of
one another. When baking breads, these are
placed directly on the floor of the oven and
not in baking pans.

2. Rack oven -This is a large oven which you

can use; the entire racks are full of sheet
pans where you can bake at one time.

3. Mechanical oven -This is the k

oven where baked product is in m
due to its revolving mechanism s
to a Ferris wheel. This mech
action eliminates uneven
because of the rotation througho
oven. This is common in big bak
operation due to its big size.
4. Convection oven -This is a kind of oven
which contains fans that circulate the air and
distribute the heat rapidly throughout.